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How to Host a Benefit Concert for Your Nonprofit

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Music is great at bringing communities together, and while it may take a lot of planning, hosting a benefit concert can be incredibly rewarding for both you and your supporters. A benefit concert is a musical event used to raise money or awareness for a charitable cause through ticket sales and other donations during the event.

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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

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In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. Any culture where almost everyone follows, and few people lead, is one with a power dynamic that’s easily corrupted. Once I had a few donations in hand, I had postcards printed with beautiful photos of the artists’ work.

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Will Your Nonprofit Cease to Exist? Here’s What You Can Do to Make Sure That Doesn’t Happen

Bloomerang

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” Alexander Hamilton sings about who he and America are meant to be. I came up with an idea to mesh my love of weekend crafts fairs and artist open studio visits with my day job. and I was delighted to find the artist community was extremely generous when helping us out. . Dream bigger. .

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49 Online Fundraising Ideas to Help You Raise More

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Make sure to advertise your artists and makers on your social media platforms leading up to the opening of your shop with photos and videos. Give your artistic students the opportunity to show off their skills by hosting a virtual art show. Your school’s band, orchestra, and choir work hard to prepare music pieces every year.

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Socially Networked Puppet Show

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last night we attended a performance of Sandglass and Sovanna Phum ( Here too)- the culmination of these two artists working together from different cultures, puppetry traditions , and language. Oh I wish they would produce a CD of the music too, it was amazing! I met Mongkol via his flickr photos and then found his blog.

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Guest Post by Stacey Monk: Dogooders Won’t Change the World (Alone)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. Photo by clyatt.jasper ( Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 WEINGARTEN | Rolling Stone Music Critic| @1000TimesYes. People have awful taste…it’s all this music that rises to the middle, this boring, bland, white-people guitar music.

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Get Your Damn Tags Right! A Tagging Community

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For example, the social music site Last FM has a group called " Get Your Damn Tags Right " which pretty much does what it says on the tin. " I looked at the Get Your Damn Tags Right community statement of purpose: So, are you one of those people who absolutely hate having your music files mistagged? and the most feral???aspect

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